For some reason some of the stair cases didn't have collision models... had to use blocking volumes. Then I realised I should probably use volumes anyway, since if you run up stairs the view goes nuts, a nice sloped blocking volume means you run straight up

i had it preordered for 17.99 from play since it was announced so i got it at release, however my pc is poo so i've only played the demo, a new pc will be built eventually and i look forward to flak cannon silliness

If you want it just for level editing vids I'm sure you can find plenty of good stuff online, I learned using tutorials. If it's got 3D modelling stuff though, that would be useful as otherwise you're stuck using stock meshes like I am.

Frankly, the editor is the biggest pain in the arse program to use. It's not particularly difficult to learn, as theres about 7 billion tutorials on the internet, the program is just very annoying, little things like selecting the object about 10 pixels away from where you just clicked etc. I've not got much level editing experience, I did a few maps for UT2004 but nothing beyond that other than Trackmania.

I had the Yarr! Edition for a while, but now I'm considering buying it (the Unreal Deal Pack on Steam in particular, because I've been yearning to play the first Unreal and UT2k4). Are the European servers populated enough?

I've never played UT online much, I'd rather play against the bots. Guaranteed to be around my skill level/a little better so it's a lot of fun as a result. Shame it's not very popular though, it's the best of the series IMO.

I bought UT3 because it's pretty to look at. The campagin is a joke, i enjoyed the old style 'just play through all the maps with bots and modified one of a kind settings' but this attempts a story and fails massively. CTF is abit meh, vehicle CTF is awful and Warfare is still crap. Worst of the lot in my opinion.

So the megapatch is going to be coming out soon and it'll even have achievements if you've got the Steam version which is everyone now as it'll take your retail key and add it to your collection. If you've already got it installed and don't want to download it again, considering it's about 8 gig that's probably everyone, start a download, stop it and then copy your install over the top in the Steam directory that it's created.

It'll download some stuff when you restart the download but not so much and if you get the C++ runtime problem at start up get it to verify the install and it should get fixed.

It's been almost a year since I last touched it and gave up so I don't know how it's been changed but after a couple of botmatches it didn't seem so bad considering I really didn't think much of it before.

Perhaps it's the thought of those achievements or maybe just being able to plod around in a giant war machine frying people.

Hunam wrote:
I bought UT3 because it's pretty to look at. The campagin is a joke, i enjoyed the old style 'just play through all the maps with bots and modified one of a kind settings' but this attempts a story and fails massively. CTF is abit meh, vehicle CTF is awful and Warfare is still crap. Worst of the lot in my opinion.

Epic weren't trying to write up a good story. Numerous jokes that break the fourth wall by mocking the story mode and the game itself prove as much.

I've considered buying Unreal Tournament 3 in the past, but as much as I like it, it's dead online. I don't think the colossal patch or the expansion pack is going to bring back a lot of people, so I will stay away from the game, I reckon.

If your not trying to write a good story, why waste disc space with all those terrible cutscenes? It just wasn't worth it, intentions or no.

The game just suffers from lack of direction with the gameplay, I wouldn't really bother spending cash on it unless you need something else to show your computer off with and it's only a fiver. Not saying it's a fiver anywhere but it's all it's worth.

ChthonicEcho wrote:
I've considered buying Unreal Tournament 3 in the past, but as much as I like it, it's dead online. I don't think the colossal patch or the expansion pack is going to bring back a lot of people, so I will stay away from the game, I reckon.

This has been the case with the last few released and has been one of the discouraging factors for me.